Robert Spencer

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Arabs’ Rage Over Jerusalem is Islamic Theater

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is insisting that Jerusalem is the “eternal capital of the state of Palestine” after President Donald Trump recognized the city as the capital of Israel.

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Robert Spencer — From Rushdie to Geller: The Steady Erosion of Free Speech

When the Islamic Republic of Iran called for his death for insulting Islam, Salman Rushdie became an international hero of free speech. Later defenders of this fundamental freedom, however, have not fared as well, as I show in my new book “The Complete Infidel’s Guide to Free Speech (and Its Enemies).”

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Four Reasons Why Iran Is Worse than the Islamic State

The Islamic State (ISIS) is a gang of thugs who glory in their sadism, videoing their beheadings of their captives, taunting gays with tweets of #LoveWins accompanying photos of their executions of gays, and boasting of their plans to bring about imminent mass murder and destruction inside the United States.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on March 20, 2016 shows him shows him giving a speec

In Cathy Young’s World, Everybody Surrenders

The teaser to Cathy Young’s vicious and dishonest exercise in character assassination in The Daily Beast says: “Pam Geller and Robert Spencer are being viewed as free speech champions for their ‘Draw Muhammad’ contest, which turned tragic in Dallas last week. But once a moderate Muslim begins speaking, they quickly turn into what they hate.”

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Vote Now for Your Favorite Muhammad Cartoon!

Our American Freedom Defense Initiative’s Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest will be held on May 3 in the Dallas area to show that we will defend free speech and not give in to violent intimidation. We have received over 350 submissions of Muhammad cartoons from all over the world, and now we are throwing open the voting on the best of these to you. You and voters worldwide will choose the winner of the People’s Choice Award.

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NYPD Stands Down on Anniversary of Boston Marathon Bombing

The New York Police Department announced Tuesday, the first anniversary of theBoston Marathon jihad attack, that it was disbanding a special unit that had beendedicated to watching for jihad terror threats in Muslim communities.  That’s good; afterall, who ever heard

NYPD Stands Down on Anniversary of Boston Marathon Bombing

Analysis: Russia Told FBI All It Needed to Know About Boston Bomber

The New York Times revealed Wednesday that “the Russian government declined to provide the F.B.I. with information about one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects that would most likely have led to more extensive scrutiny of him at least two years before

Analysis: Russia Told FBI All It Needed to Know About Boston Bomber

How Many Fort Hood-Style Jihad Attacks Must There Be?

On Monday it came to light that the FBI and the U.S. military were on the hunt for a Muslim Army recruit who was, according to an alert, plotting a “Fort Hood-inspired jihad against U.S. soldiers.”  On Tuesday the FBI insisted that

How Many Fort Hood-Style Jihad Attacks Must There Be?